The humidity certainly has subsided! This is the first day in a long time that I have actually seen dewpoint temperatures shaded in the "Comfy Zone"!! The high today in Providence was 85° and that is just what it feels like that out there in the Rhode Island area today. This is not only because of low humidity, but also because it has been pretty gusty out there today. Average winds were out of the West/Northwest at about 15mph gusting to up to 28mph!
For tonight, overnight lows in the 60's because of the low humidity, temperatures are sure to drop tonight. The wind direction will stay the same as a Northwest wind, but the gusts will die down a little to more like 5mph by midnight.
Tomorrow should be very nice as well, the high for Tomorrow at about 84°. Winds will be out of the South/Southwest 8-12mph. Overnight on Friday though, the humidity will set back in. We've got a warm front associated with a low pressure system moving in towards our area, maybe causing some showers or pop up thunderstorms into the evening, mainly after 8pm.
The weekend will bring about some hot and humid weather for sure! Sat and Sun are both expected to have highs in the lower 90's. Winds will be out of the South/Southwest on both days around 5-10mph (some a little gustier at times). Sunday night however the winds will shift to the North/Northwest.
As for showers and thunderstorms, later on Saturday into Sunday morning we will see another good chance for showers and some possible thunderstorms. Sunday is when the cold front from the same low pressure system will finally catch up to us.
The beginning of next week though, should bring about some relief to the heat. Temperatures expected to be in the mid 80's on Monday and Tuesday, the humidity unfortunately though, will persist.
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Tropical Update
We do indeed have Tropical Depression 3 on our hands. Hurricane Hunters just came back from their flight into the storm and reported that even though there is room for development into Tropical Depression Bonnie, it may not happen until late, late tonight, or Friday. Conditions are however favorable for this Tropical Storm to develop. There is an upper level high pressure that will drive this storm North/Northwest (unfortunately into the direction of the oil spill). But as of right now, there is no indication of the storm developing further into a Hurricane from a Tropical Storm.
TD3 currently has max sustained winds of 35mph gusting to about 45mph. The path of the storm is Northwest at about 15mph.
(image thanks to wunderground.com on Twitter)
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